2025 Headliners

[4AssedMonkey]

I quite like them, but Tame Impala headlining Glastonbury?  They/he is nowhere near the stature required.  And TBF their style of music wouldn't convert any neutrals in the crowd, of which there is always many at the Pyramid.  Other Headline tops IMO.

[gfa]

Tame Impala could do it at a push but there's far bigger and more suitable indie acts waiting in the wings e.g. Sam Fender, 1975 - let alone repeats.

 

Its not exactly an area where they are short on acts for!

[Skip997]

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[CharlotteB]

35 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

I quite like them, but Tame Impala headlining Glastonbury?  They/he is nowhere near the stature required.  And TBF their style of music wouldn't convert any neutrals in the crowd, of which there is always many at the Pyramid.  Other Headline tops IMO.

 

Yes, certainly more of a gatekeeper to the headliner slot imo.

[foolee]

Tame Impala are not headlining Glastonbury. Especially if Fred Again is nailed on, imagine the backlash. 

 

I'm thinking it'll be;

 

Fred Again - Eminem - Olivia Rodrigo

[Guest]

Just now, foolee said:

Tame Impala are not headlining Glastonbury. Especially if Fred Again is nailed on, imagine the backlash. 

 

I'm thinking it'll be;

 

Fred Again - Eminem - Olivia Rodrigo

Swap Eminem for an older more iconic act like Stevie Wonder or Bruce Springsteen and it looks good.

 

Eminem is ruining it. It looks very Reading and Leeds with that trio and no older act anchoring it down.

[Kaboom Boxer]

1 hour ago, Benjsh said:

Green Day are in Germany for two festivals a few days before Glasto kicks off. Surely they will book them this time? They will go down a storm on the pyramid. 

 

In what slot though? Are they headliner or nothing at this point in their career?

[Kaboom Boxer]

Also, as much as I love Tame Impala they are nowhere near Pyramid headliner status. Complete non starter.

[foolee]

15 minutes ago, scatteredscreens said:

Swap Eminem for an older more iconic act like Stevie Wonder or Bruce Springsteen and it looks good.

 

Eminem is ruining it. It looks very Reading and Leeds with that trio and no older act anchoring it down.

 

I know what you mean actually. I wonder whether this'll be a consideration of the festival. Wasn't there a rumour that Eminem had been asked though? 

 

Maybe it's going to be something like Fred Again - Eminem - Stevie Wonder and Olivia is going to play elsewhere (R&L?). Personally hoping for Olivia Rodrigo to be on the lineup. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Stevie still feels like one of the more likely options.  

 

Not really seen much to sway me from it being a Fred / Eminem / Stevie line-up - with Eminem being the least locked in if the word is that he has the offer on his desk but there's no word on whether he'd actually said yes to it.

 

O-Rod fits for all sorts of reasons but at the moment it's still very circumstantial.

[Superscally]

1 hour ago, Benjsh said:

Green Day are in Germany for two festivals a few days before Glasto kicks off. Surely they will book them this time? They will go down a storm on the pyramid. 

Download goers want a word

[Superscally]

19 minutes ago, Kaboom Boxer said:

Also, as much as I love Tame Impala they are nowhere near Pyramid headliner status. Complete non starter.

sh*t all over Fred

[CaledonianGonzo]

Kevin's made his one and only appearance on the Pyramid at headline time.

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Stevie still feels like one of the more likely options.  

 

Not really seen much to sway me from it being a Fred / Eminem / Stevie line-up - with Eminem being the least locked in if the word is that he has the offer on his desk but there's no word on whether he'd actually said yes to it.

 

O-Rod fits for all sorts of reasons but at the moment it's still very circumstantial.

 

She deserves it on merit alone, but we really need a female act topping the bill. With Gaga seemingly unlikely based on touring plans Olivia deserves the bump. In fact it's probably not even a bump given her size and demand across the Guts tour.

Edited September 17, 2024 by scatteredscreens

[CaledonianGonzo]

I agree she's absolutely a headliner. She's great.  Just at the moment we have no indication of anything she's up to beyond the South American Lolla gigs in March. The Manc gigs also need to be rescheduled too, but again there's no word on when those may be.

 

So at the moment there's nothing to link her to it other than her face fits.

 

Unless that odd AI post the other day was an actual leak of the current state of affairs from within the festival's circle of trust.

 

 

[stuie]

41 minutes ago, Superscally said:

sh*t all over Fred

 

I don't know if you're fishing again but there is no way Tame Impala pulls a larger crowd than Fred.  You can't seriously believe that?

[4AssedMonkey]

59 minutes ago, Superscally said:

sh*t all over Fred

 

Musically I'd completely agree.  Still not close to being a headliner though.  As much as I think Fred is bang average, he's in the zeitgeist so would fit the bill.

[Kaboom Boxer]

1 hour ago, Superscally said:

sh*t all over Fred

 

I'm not usually one for double headliners but if you insist...

[Kaboom Boxer]

51 minutes ago, stuie said:

 

I don't know if you're fishing again but there is no way Tame Impala pulls a larger crowd than Fred.  You can't seriously believe that?

 

Everything @Superscally says about Fred is fishing, that's the whole gig.

[Superscally]

1 hour ago, Kaboom Boxer said:

 

Everything @Superscally says about Fred is fishing, that's the whole gig.

This was semi so. Musically, Tame Impala are operating in rarefied air compared to you know who, but I can't see em headlining.

[beau1]

The Cure's bizarre and cryptic marketing campaign seems to be taking over the net. 

 

Probably a bit too soon for Glasto after 2019 but I wouldn't be surprised if they headline European festivals next summer. 

 

Would be hard for them to beat 2019 anyway. 

 

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Kaboom Boxer said:

 

Everything @Superscally says about Fred is fishing, that's the whole gig.

knockoff GNR neil

[Superscally]

2 minutes ago, gfa said:

knockoff GNR neil

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[FrogLobster]

Neil Again..

[Skip997]

2 hours ago, beau1 said:

 

 

Would be hard for them to beat 2019 anyway. 

 

Even harder for them to beat 1986.

 

No memory of their performance, but the lightning storm was incredible